Morinville News
Oct. 30 Print Edition download
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: The people really were for the steeple
As Prairie Gold Scaffolding Ltd. workers began the process of tearing down their framework last Wednesday, residents and visitors once again got the opportunity to see our historic St. Jean Baptiste Church without the green netting that has protected workers and obscured our vision since May… […]
Legal
Community profile: Here Comes the Titans
by Will Doney (Club Reporter)
The Legal Titan School 4H club started their first year on September 18th, 2013 after school in the town of Legal. The club starts at about 3:30 p.m. after school every second Wednesday. Our 4H club was started by the grade 2 teacher, Mrs. Kieser and the club offers many projects like, Foods, Pets, Clothing, Fit for Life, and Cleavers… […]
Legal
Legal has a new mayor
by Lucie Roy
With Morinville News Files
Legal – The Town of Legal held their Organizational meeting and Swearing-In Ceremony Monday afternoon, a week after residents in Legal went to the polls to elect five Council members from among seven candidates… […]
Morinville News
Sturgeon Victim Services looking for advocates
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A local group is looking for a helping hand to offer victims of crime or crisis a helping hand through times of trouble. Sturgeon Victim Services, a volunteer-run organization that operates year round and 24 hours a day in connection with the RCMP, are often called upon to immediately work with victims when an incident occurs or within a day or two, depending on the assessed need.
In addition to offering 24-hour crisis response support, SVS Program Coordinator Donna McPherson said the organization deals with post trauma support, bereavement support, court accompaniment, and providing basic information on general RCMP procedures and referrals to other agencies, including the food bank and other social agencies. It is not uncommon for advocates to stay in contact with victim for as long as two years, particularly when assisting victims through the court process. … […]
Local News
Anglican faithful to return to town for worship
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Five months after their church was consumed by fire, an Anglican congregation will return to town for worship. St. Andrew Anglican Church will begin worshipping at the Morinville United Church beginning Nov. 24. Local Anglicans will hold their worship service at 9 a.m., just prior to the United Church congregation holding theirs in the same building. … […]
Local Sports
Sports shorts
Photo by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Morinville Senior AA Kings played their first home-ice game Saturday night, defeating the visiting Westlock Warriors 6-5, an identical score to their Friday night win over the Whitecoart Wild. The weekend wins bring the Kings’ record to 2-1-0 this season and place them in a two-way tie with the Devon Barons for first place in the North Central Hockey League’s North Division… […]
Arts & Culture
Cultural Centre packs the house with dinner theatre
Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – If an actor falls in the Cultural Centre, does anyone hear it? Such a question was a reasonable one Saturday night when Slixer Entertainment’s cast of actors came to town for the centre’s first sold out event of the 2013-2014 performance series.
A Little Murder on the Menu mixed a roast beef and chicken buffet provided by Green Bean Catering with a pre-Halloween murder mystery … […]
Arts & Culture
Tofield author coming to town
by Ashley Janes
Morinville – Eileen Schuh, author of the young adult (YA) BackTracker series, which includes novels The Traz and Fatal Error, will be at the Morinville Community Library Oct. 31 at 5 p.m… […]
Local News
School views
We Day participants pose for a group photo Friday. Below: Karah Rogers was one of 22 students from Primeau who attended the We Day held at the Saddledome in Calgary on Thursday…. […]
Morinville News
The week in photos
Town of Morinville Public Works employees were busy at work on a water main break near Morinville Flooring last week. A large truck hit a hydrant near Scotia Bank and causes the water main to break. — Lucie Roy Photo… […]
Morinville News
Police briefs: Mischief in Morinville
Mischief in Morinville
Police revealed Friday that sometime between the hours of 6 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 5 p.m. Oct. 18, unknown individual(s) damaged a total of eight properties in the back alley between 98 Avenue and 97 Avenue from the train… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: Parliamentary Ethics
Progressive Views Column: by Tristan Turner
Pat Martin, the outspoken Manitoban New Democrat MP, has recently brought the question of MP ethics and fundraising disclosure back to the forefront of national political discourse with the release of the disclosed list of donors to his legal defence fund that was set up following defamation charges laid against him by the Edmonton telemarketing firm RackNine over a year ago… […]
Sturgeon County
Sunflower Community Resource Program hub of information
by Stephen Dafoe
Gibbons — The Sunflower Community Resource Program, located in Gibbons, is a one-stop provider of community resource information to those who need it. The program is a partnership between Sturgeon County, Bon Accord, Gibbons, Legal, Morinville, Redwater and the Sturgeon School Division, and is funded by Alberta Child and Family Services’ Early Intervention Initiatives (EII).
The resource centre held a joint open house with Sturgeon Family Literacy and Sturgeon Adult Learning Thursday, offering clients, residents, service providers and partners a look at the services each offers to the region. The open house was also an opportunity to unveil some new branding for the centre, all displayed in a new sign made possible through a grant from the Gibbons Branch of Servus Credit Union… […]
Editorial & Opinion
COLUMN: Please allow me to introduce myself
Some of you will recognize my name because it has recently appeared under a number of articles in this newspaper. Others are reading it for the first time here and now. Whichever the case, I am a newcomer to this publication so I’m asking for a minute of your time to introduce myself… […]
Morinville News
Ladouceur and Holmes win in election recounts
by Ashley Janes
Morinville – The Morinville 2013 civic election saw candidates beating out their competitors by only a handful of votes and not many residents will appreciate the close race as much as newly elected Mayor Lisa Holmes and town council member Rob Ladouceur. The initial count done on Monday, Oct. 21, provided tight results with Holmes ahead of opponent Sheldon Fingler by eighteen votes. Because of the close difference, Fingler’s agent immediately requested a recount. Jackie Luker made it into the sixth and final council seat ahead of Ladouceur by two votes and because the difference between the candidates was within five votes, an automatic recount was scheduled.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, the town conducted both recounts. Holmes retained her victory with 1034 votes over Fingler’s. However, the results did not favour Luker who received 684 votes to Ladouceur’s 689… […]